The Spider Trap: Corruption, Organized Crime and Transition in the Balkans and Russia

Misha Glenny Journalist and Historian, London The Spider Trap: Corruption, Organized Crime and Transition in the Balkans and Russia Award-winning journalist and author of The Balkans, 1804-1999, Misha Glenny will discuss his current research: the tangled relationship between weak government, corrupt business and crime as the foundation for the emergence of capitalism and the driving force in the region since 1989. Hosted by: Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center In conjunction with: Center for International Business Education and Research, Center for the Study of Democratic Governance, College of Law, Department of History, Department of Journalism, Department of Political Science, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, European Union Center, Global Studies Initiative, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Institute for Government and Public Affairs, International Programs and Studies, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security